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rear tie bar, does it make any difference?

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Old May 11, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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Does the rear lower tie bar make any difference since the factory already have one on the same place. Thanks for any opinion.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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I'm a little confused by your question.

As you mention, the S2000 comes from the factory with a rear tie bar. In fact, there are two rear tie bars - an upper one (between the shock mounting points) and lower one (between the rear sub-frame members). And yes, the tie bars help to improve the stiffness of the chassis.

If you're interested in replacing the factory tie bar with an aftermarket unit, you might save a little weight and it might look nicer, but there will not be any benefit in terms of chassis stiffness.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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it does nothing.. just bling..
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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moving to S2000talk
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Old May 11, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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Get the Neuspeed one;silver polished=real Bling!!!
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Old May 11, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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My wimpy factory one got bent...

Here's the comptech billet offering
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Old May 12, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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Please tell us how you bent the factory bar.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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It looked like the previous owner had bottomed out on a curb and the U shaped bar was more like a L shape.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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the factory rear tie bar is straight, not u shaped...am i missing something?
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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The bar is straight accross the car, but the profile of the bar is a U shape.
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